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Navy Decommissions Another Cruiser in San Diego as More Capable Destroyers Arrive

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Stars and Stripes

Cruiser USS Princeton, destroyer USS Sterett return home after 9-month deployment

More than 700 sailors returned to San Diego this week after a nine-month deployment that took them far from home and close to the hot spots in the Middle East. The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile ...
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USS Long Beach: The Navy’s ‘Nuclear-Powered’ Cruiser Broke All the Rules

Key Points - The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), commissioned in 1961, was the US Navy's first nuclear-powered surface warship and the world's first nuclear-powered cruiser. -Its two reactors gave it ...
The National Interest

USS Long Beach: U.S. Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Cruiser Was Pure Power

Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) holds the distinction of being the first nuclear-powered surface warship, preceding even the USS Enterprise in that category. Originally intended to ...
The National Interest

USS Long Beach: The Navy’s Last Cruiser Was a Powerhouse

Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), commissioned in 1961, was the first nuclear-powered surface combatant and the last cruiser built for the US Navy before transitioning to destroyer ...